Graffiti vs. Fresco — What's the Difference?

Graffiti (both singular and plural; the singular graffito is rarely used except in archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire.Graffiti is a controversial subject.

Fresco (plural frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall.

Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place

The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.

Write or draw graffiti on (something)

A painting executed in this way.

Drawings or inscriptions made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and so as to be seen by the public.

To paint in fresco.

Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.

(countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.

Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.

An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

(transitive) To mark a surface with such images.

The technique used to make such an artwork.

Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii.

(ambitransitive) To paint using fresco.

Any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place, placed there without authorization of the owner of the object on which it is written. Such graffiti are usually unwelcome, and are considered as form of vandalism.

A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.

A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls

The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries.

To paint in fresco, as walls.

A mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

A durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster

Paint onto wet plaster on a wall